Today in History 19/6

»In 1897 – Birth Egyptian writer Ali Adham one of the great Renaissance intellectual flags
»In 1623 - Birth of French writer Pascal
»In 1798 - The French campaign led by Napoleon's left island of Malta bound for Egypt
»In 1862 - The U.S. Congress prohibits slavery throughout the United States of America
»In 1885 - The arrival of the Statue of Liberty from France to New York City
»In 1961 - Kuwait's independence »In 1970 - Talks in Cairo between Abdel Nasser, King Hussein and Al Atassi »In 1975 - An attempt by the Israeli Assault on Al-Aqsa Mosque
»In 1623 - Born French philosopher Louis Pascal's principle “I doubt therefore I exist”